Singapore has sacked its long-serving hangman, less than a week before the scheduled execution of Australian drug trafficker Van Nguyen. You will remember the charming photograph of the jolly 74 year old so delicately portrayed on the front page of The Australian. (I stopped reading that paper on the strength of that travesty).
Meanwhile Howard is getting ready to host the Prime Minister's invitation cricket match on Friday, the same day of the execution. Its just not cricket Mr Howard and methinks you should read your famous political weather vane and 'do something' to appear at least to care for something beyond the next poll.
I hope the trade union movement in this country will implement a boycott of businesses associated with Singapore. The only messages that get through the highly censored blanket Singapore has thrown around itself to AVOID THE TRUTH are financial in nature. So if money is all that talks let's let them know what we think by choking the flow from our neck of the woods.
Sky News is reporting the ACTU will support trade sanctions against Singapore if all other avenues to save convicted drug smuggler Van Nguyen fail. ACTU President Sharan Burrow says the Government should be doing more to save Van Nguyen, and she will support trade sanctions if they are introduced. Burrow told Sky News that if there was enough support from unions, the ACTU may consider taking action itself.
The ACTU continues to display its vitality and heart in the fight against Howard's extremist attack on worker's rights. This latest show of support for Van Nguyen is not surprising.
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